Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
This year, Pokémon GO is celebrating Carnival a few days early. Yet, that means Trainers will get to meet Flamigo even sooner, as they’ll be debuting in Pokémon GO! Lotad, Spritzee, and Pikipek will be spotlighted during this event too and have increased chances with encountering shiny versions. Now, check…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Cynthia’s Garchomp. What kind of reaction did you have to those words? I’m going to presume it’s a deep and all-encompassing fear. Maybe bitterness and desperation. Whatever the case, the iconic sweeper Pokémon, known for being the toughest member of one of the toughest champions in the whole franchise… is…
Last year Nintendo teamed up with the Swiss luxury accessory maker for a Super Mario Bros. watch and now the collaboration is back tackling the plumber’s biggest spin-off series – Mario Kart. Two Formula 1 x Mario Kart watches are set to be released; a standard Chronograph and a limited…
It’s been 35 long years since Rockman, aka Mega Man, first exploded onto the Famicom/NES. And while the series has had its ups and downs, the series is still beloved the world over, and Capcom is celebrating the anniversary in style. Capcom recently revealed their logo for the Blue Bomber’s…
Premier video game merchandise front Fangamer is back at it again, this time with a brand-new slate of gear from the RPG hitmakers over at Atlus. The new batch is focused primarily on the company’s flagship series Shin Megami Tensei, particularly the classic Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. This includes…
The Pokémon anime will soon enter its 25th season via Netflix as the release date for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys has been announced! The streaming service will add the first 12 episodes of the third part of the Journeys series on October 21st. The series follows the three protagonists as they…
Nintendo has historically been relatively good about preventing leaks, but details about The Super Mario Bros. Movie have been oozing out of the internet the past few days – and it’s all because of Mickey D’s. First, a work program revealed what the official renders looked like before the teaser…
In case you haven’t heard, the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest is a Pokémon collaboration, where players will duke it out to determine whether Grass, Fire, or Water is the best type. This means, of course, that in-game your character will receive a Splatfest Tee for your respective squad — but…
Square Enix is back with another chill piano rendition of a Final Fantasy song for the weekend, this time from the game that started it all! Pianist Yui Morishita is at the keys, delivering a surprisingly upbeat version of Final Fantasy 1’s first dungeon where the Warriors of…
One of the constant rules of thumb in video gaming is that no matter the quality of a Sonic game, the soundtrack is almost certainly going to be fantastic. Sonic Frontiers will hopefully be no different and it seems like Sega is throwing its full weight behind it’s audible delights,…
Persona 5 is practically everywhere at this point. It’s had multiple games, an anime, a stage show, and more merch than you can imagine, and yet there’s still more to come. Atlus has announced a collaboration with Pandasaurus on a new physical card game based on the IP! Specifically the…
Back in 2021 Wizards of the Coast announced that Magic: The Gathering would be expanding outside its own borders with the Universes Beyond initiative, where various franchises were adapted to fit into the card game. Previously we’ve seen Street Fighter, Fortnite, Doctor Who, and more besides. Now we know what’s…
MAMA MIA! Nintendo has just released the very first image from the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie and it looks absolutely stunning! The image was tweeted by Nintendo to announce a special Nintendo Direct specifically for the Super Mario Bros. movie that’s set to air this Thursday at…
